Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Combo

Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Joined Researchers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
54%synergy
The Council of Four
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Wedding Ring
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dovin's Veto
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Supreme Verdict
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Kami of the Crescent Moon
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Body of Knowledge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Drumbellower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Chasm Skulker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Grand Abolisher
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
The Second Doctor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Windborn Muse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Tataru Taru
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mother of Runes
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Tribute Mage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hope Estheim
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Viseling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Alms Collector
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Oneirophage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Walking Ballista
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dream Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Kelpie Guide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Render Silent
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Everybody Lives!
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dream Fracture
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Spider-Sense
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Perch Protection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Forbid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Capsize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Oblation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Powers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Holy Day
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Intervention Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Commandeer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
No More Lies
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Summary Dismissal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Minds Aglow
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Divine Reckoning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Mighty
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dismantling Wave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flux
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sunfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Crawlspace
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Ivory Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple Bell
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Font of Mythos
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Stone of Erech
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Elixir
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Ominous Seas
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Rest in Peace
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Forced Fruition
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Monologue Tax
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Solitary Confinement
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mind Over Matter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rule of Law
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Inexorable Tide
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Deafening Silence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Decree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Standstill
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
The Wanderer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Maze of Ith
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Steppe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Restless Anchorage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Kor Haven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of the High City
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Progress
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Patriar's Seal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Misleading Signpost
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Fortress
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sea of Clouds
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Chancery
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Gate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Meticulous Archive
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Abandoned Campground
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Gates
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Tundra
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Seachrome Coast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy